FlowEssence: Music and Movement for Human Unity and Healing

Pittsburgh Embodiment Project Presents

FlowEssence: 2nd Quarter Immersion

A Day of Music and Movement Dedicated to Human Unity and Healing

Join us for a family-friendly day of healing as we uplift our minds, bodies, and hearts through a sampling of wellness practices that are rooted in music, movement, and creative expression.

Registration for this event is free with a suggested donation at the door.

Everyone who registers will be entered into a wellness raffle giveaway!

Donations will receive additional raffle entrees for more chances to win an amazing package of prizes including:

• 2 - 1 year memberships for unlimited 30 min rides with POGOH Pittsburgh’s Bikeshare
• A $100 gift card from Sound Body Initiative
• 4 complimentary passes to any 5Rhythms workshop with B3Productions
• Original Canvas Print Art Piece “Chrystal Heart” by Paul Mez Art
• 1 - Sauna/Cold Plunge Package and a 1 month yoga pass to Sneha Yoga and Wellness Collective

What is an immersion?

By definition, immersion is “a state of being deeply engaged or involved.” This event offers an opportunity to become fully immersed in a day of community-care and healing that is set at your own pace through a thoughtful program of activities as well as open opportunities for rest and play.

What to expect?

Scientific wellness practices that are rooted in sound, movement, and creative expression.

Guests are encouraged to join us for just a portion of the event or the entire day.

The event starts with an opening ceremony and family friendly movement meditation followed by a space for creative expression, art, music, and relaxation. The second portion of the event continues with another moving meditation and somatic warm up leading into a freestyle dance session. At the end of this exuberant dance work-out, we close with a sound healing meditation.

What to bring?

• Water & Snacks
• Comfy clothes or layers
• Journal, book, creative supplies, etc
• An open heart and mind

Registration:

Guests should register to attend any portion of the event. Parents should register for themselves & their children. Drop in for a single session or for the entire day! - all we ask is that you arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the session that you wish to attend.

Registration for this event is free with the opportunity to donate at the door.

If you would like to support this event but cannot attend in person, consider donating through THIS LINK.

Arrival:

Once entering the building, guests can follow the stairs to the 3rd floor, or take the elevator located in the hallway to the right of the stairs. (accessible ramp is located at the side entrance to the building)

(schedule below)

FlowEssence: The true nature of blossoming or thriving

Time: 10:30 AM - 3 PM

Doors open: 10 AM

Location:

Wightman School Community Building

3rd fl. Ballroom

5604 Solway Street

Pgh, PA 15217

Suggested Donation: $10

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Schedule of Events:

10:00 - 10:30 AM:

Guest Check-in & Registration

10:30 - 10:40 AM:

Welcome & Introduction

Greeted by the Pittsburgh Embodiment team, we welcome each other with an opening circle and a traditional meditation practice known as Calling in the Directions. This practice led by spiritual practitioner Jessica Rosario, weaves the language of modern metaphysics with this ancient wisdom practiced by indigenous cultures from all over the world. This practice symbolizes the importance of balance within ourselves and our connection with the natural world and is essential for rooting into our awareness.

10:40 - 11:40 AM:

Refuge Within the Willow

Led by Alexa Jaques of Imaginative Movement

Musical accompaniment by Pgh Embodiment Ensemble (Dave O'Brien, Emiliano Ena, and Jessica Rosario)

A moving meditative that explores the symbolism between the willow tree and the human experience by way of movement and music. This piece provides space to explore adaptability, grief and rebirth by embodying the terrain of the Willow tree, along with elements of the earth. The purpose of this piece is to offer space for growth and reflection of ourselves in nature. We are mirrors of the nature around us. We can utilize nature as a resource to grieve, heal, and rebirth from our internal and external human experiences.

11:40 AM - 12:30 PM

Community Art Expression:

Curated by Christy Owens

Together we will form a woven tapestry piece of community and heritage. This time of weaving our symbolic roots allows us to conceptualize the community we want to create as well as to practice it by working together to create a beautiful and vibrant art piece. Creating community art is collaborative in nature, teaching us patience, releasing expectations and attachments, speaking truth into existence as we notice and pay attention to spoken and unspoken boundaries and dynamics.

11:40 AM to 12:30 PM

Sound Lounge with LIVE Plants:

Led by Ash Roenigk of Ash Yoga Sound Beyond

A creative lounge space immersed in a harmonious blend of melodies curated to enhance cognitive abilities & brain function while soothing the senses. This session features the sonic symphony of modular plant music soundscapes, where nature's gentle melodies come to life. This enchanting auditory experience harnesses the subtle vibrations and electrical signals of plants, transforming them into harmonious soundscapes. Each note and rhythm mirrors the plants' responses to their environment, creating a dynamic and soothing musical journey, connecting you to the hidden musical world of flora.

NOTE: BYO tea, snacks, blankets, art supplies, instruments, journals, etc to enjoy this sound textured landscape. Bring a plant if you’d like to hear it play! Make a friend while you’re here :)

12:30 PM to 1:00 PM

5Rhythms Warm-up : Body Parts Exercise to LIVE Percussion

Led by Alyssa Johns of B3Productions

Musical accompaniment by Pgh Embodiment Ensemble (Dave O'Brien, Emiliano Ena, and Jessica Rosario)

This exercise is a gentle somatic warm-up created by Gabrielle Roth and is foundational to any 5Rhythms practice. In this exercise, participants systematically focus on different parts of their body, starting from the feet and moving upwards, gradually awakening and mobilizing each part with conscious movement, breath, and awareness. This helps to bring attention to the body's sensations, release tension, and establish connection between mind and body.

About 5Rhythms: Created by Gabrielle Roth and practiced by tens of thousands worldwide, 5Rhythms® is a philosophy, perspective, performance art and a dynamic movement practice rooted in the principle that if you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself. Movement is both the medicine and the metaphor, reaching across all languages, cultures and age groups to transform suffering into art, art into awareness, and awareness into action.

1 PM to 2:30PM

Dance Lab Pittsburgh:

Featuring live Back2Back sets with Emiliano Ena (DJ Tala) and Jessica Rosario (Sound Body Initiative)

Following our 5Rhythms Warm-up, continue to put your body-mind in motion through a freestyle conscious world-dance party to celebrate our lessons, our healing, and our joy through the embodiment of movement and dance.

2:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Sound Healing and Closing Meditations

Lead by Pgh Embodiment Project Team with sound artists Ash Roenigk, Emiliano Ena, Jesse Tree, and Jessica Rosario

3 PM: Enjoy the rest of the day feeling refreshed, connected, and alive!

It is with much gratitude and appreciation that we would like to thank our sponsor partners for making this project possible. With their support and the support of community donations, we are able to continue to offer more platforms for accessible education and outreach in the creative healing arts.

With love we thank you:

B3 Productions: Artful Embodied Practices that Catalyze the Body and Soul

Sound Body Initiative: Transformative Experiences Centered in Sound and Music

Thrifty Poppins: Thrifted fashion and sustainable style inspiration.

Ash Yoga Sound Beyond: Creating ecstatic experiences through a unique blend of spiritual alchemy

POGOH Pittsburgh’s Bikeshare Program: Joyful, Sustainable, Affordable Mobility.

Certex USA: The most trusted, respected and preferred partner in the lifting industry.

(read a write up on Certex USA here)

** If you are a sponsor or community supporter who would like to contribute to the growth of the Pittsburgh Embodiment Project, please consider donating through this link or email us to talk more about becoming a contributing partner at booking@sound-body.org

** Learn more about our organizers at sound-body.org/embodiedpgh